Chapter 11 of Ulysses is here in full — 538 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Ulysses is here in full — 538 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ned Lambert sidled down from the table. The editor’s blue eyes roved towards Mr Bloom’s face, shadowed by a smile. —Will you join us, Myles? Ned Lambert asked. MEMORABLE BATTLES RECALLED —North Cork militia! the editor cried, striding to the mantelpiece.
Chapter 11 of Ulysses is here in full — 538 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “bloom” — the organic process of bearing flowers
outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
From this reading “MEMORABLE BATTLES RECALLED —North Cork militia! the editor cried, striding to the mantelpiece.”
possessive form of “editor” — a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
From this reading “Ned Lambert sidled down from the table.”
civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
From this reading “MEMORABLE BATTLES RECALLED —North Cork militia! the editor cried, striding to the mantelpiece.”
filled with shade
From this reading “The editor’s blue eyes roved towards Mr Bloom’s face, shadowed by a smile.”
past form of “sidle” — move unobtrusively or furtively
From this reading “Ned Lambert sidled down from the table.”
-ing form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading “MEMORABLE BATTLES RECALLED —North Cork militia! the editor cried, striding to the mantelpiece.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The editor’s blue eyes roved towards Mr Bloom’s face, shadowed by a smile.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Ned Lambert asked.
plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading MEMORABLE BATTLES RECALLED —North Cork militia! the editor cried, striding to the mantelpiece.
possessive form of “bloom” — the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading The editor’s blue eyes roved towards Mr Bloom’s face, shadowed by a smile.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The editor’s blue eyes roved towards Mr Bloom’s face, shadowed by a smile.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The editor’s blue eyes roved towards Mr Bloom’s face, shadowed by a smile.
outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
From this reading MEMORABLE BATTLES RECALLED —North Cork militia! the editor cried, striding to the mantelpiece.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading MEMORABLE BATTLES RECALLED —North Cork militia! the editor cried, striding to the mantelpiece.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Ned Lambert sidled down from the table.
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading MEMORABLE BATTLES RECALLED —North Cork militia! the editor cried, striding to the mantelpiece.
possessive form of “editor” — a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading The editor’s blue eyes roved towards Mr Bloom’s face, shadowed by a smile.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The editor’s blue eyes roved towards Mr Bloom’s face, shadowed by a smile.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The editor’s blue eyes roved towards Mr Bloom’s face, shadowed by a smile.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ned Lambert sidled down from the table.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading —Will you join us, Myles?
a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
From this reading Ned Lambert sidled down from the table.
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
From this reading MEMORABLE BATTLES RECALLED —North Cork militia! the editor cried, striding to the mantelpiece.
worth remembering
From this reading MEMORABLE BATTLES RECALLED —North Cork militia! the editor cried, striding to the mantelpiece.
civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
From this reading MEMORABLE BATTLES RECALLED —North Cork militia! the editor cried, striding to the mantelpiece.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The editor’s blue eyes roved towards Mr Bloom’s face, shadowed by a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading —Will you join us, Myles?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ned Lambert sidled down from the table.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading MEMORABLE BATTLES RECALLED —North Cork militia! the editor cried, striding to the mantelpiece.
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading MEMORABLE BATTLES RECALLED —North Cork militia! the editor cried, striding to the mantelpiece.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The editor’s blue eyes roved towards Mr Bloom’s face, shadowed by a smile.
filled with shade
From this reading The editor’s blue eyes roved towards Mr Bloom’s face, shadowed by a smile.
past form of “sidle” — move unobtrusively or furtively
From this reading Ned Lambert sidled down from the table.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The editor’s blue eyes roved towards Mr Bloom’s face, shadowed by a smile.
-ing form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading MEMORABLE BATTLES RECALLED —North Cork militia! the editor cried, striding to the mantelpiece.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Ned Lambert sidled down from the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ned Lambert sidled down from the table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MEMORABLE BATTLES RECALLED —North Cork militia! the editor cried, striding to the mantelpiece.
in the direction of
From this reading The editor’s blue eyes roved towards Mr Bloom’s face, shadowed by a smile.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading —Will you join us, Myles?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading —Will you join us, Myles?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading —Will you join us, Myles?
Chapter 11 of Ulysses by James Joyce holds 538 sentences, grouped into 108 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 11 holds 538 sentences of Ulysses, unabridged, divided into 108 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Ulysses by James Joyce exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 538 sentences, grouped into 108 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 108 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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